Southampton YMCA

YMCA Southampton, as the Local Housing Partner of YMCA England’s Housing scheme, welcomes applications for supported housing from people from all backgrounds.

Local Profile

YMCA Southampton offers accommodation, along with housing related support for up to 40 homeless young people aged between 16 and 25 years. We aim to provide a safe and supportive environment to help young people develop the right skills and experiences through training, education, programmes, activities and volunteering to be able to achieve fully independent living.

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Additional Opportunities Available at YMCA Southampton

YMCA Southampton offers a full housing related support/resettlement service. In addition to this support we offer a range of programmes and activities both social and developmental to include:

Induction Programme

Life Skills Programme

Family Programmes

Evening social activities

Outdoor pursuit and education activities

Fully equipped iMAC computer suite

Work Placement programmes arranged through YMCA Fairthorne Group

Volunteering Opportunities

Foundation learning

Counseling services

Homelessness Services Available at YMCA Southampton

YMCA Southampton offers Young People support through both 1:1 sessions with a dedicated key worker and through group activities.

In particular we aim to assist Young Persons by focussing on issues such as:

Advice and guidance on setting up and holding a successful tenancy

Developing positive life skills

Confidence and self worth

Positive relationships

Assistance in accessing and applying for opportunities in education, training, volunteering and employment.

Budgeting and financial skills

Healthy lifestyles and choices

Substance misuse support

Help with move on using other accommodation available to us

Help with accessing specialist and statutory services

At YMCA Southampton we ensure that the support that we provide is tailored for the individual which is relevant to their needs and helps them to progress to independent living through a managed process.